申請人必須-
(a) (i) 持有香港一所理工學院／理工大學或香港專業教育學院／科技學院／工業學院所頒發的化學科技證書，或具備同等學歷；或
(ii) (1) 在香港中學文憑考試化學科及物理科，或化學科及組合科學(生物、物理)，或物理科及組合科學(化學、生物)考獲第3級或以上成績，另有三科考獲第2級或同等[註(2)]或以上成績[註(3)]，或具同等學歷；或
(2) 在香港中學會考化學科及物理科成績達C級或以上；並在香港中學會考其他三科達第2級／E級或以上成績[註(2)]，或具備同等學歷；及
(b) 符合語文能力要求，即在香港中學文憑考試或香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科考獲第2等級或以上成績，或具同等成績[註(1)]。

(註(1): 政府在聘任公務員時，2007年前的香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科(課程乙)C級及E級成績，在行政上會分別被視為等同2007年或之後香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科第3等級和第2等級的成績。
註(2): 該三科可包括中國語文科和英國語文科。
註(3): 政府在聘任公務員時，香港中學文憑考試應用學習科目(最多計算兩科)「達標並表現優異」成績，以及其他語言科目C級成績，會被視為相等於新高中科目第3等級成績；香港中學文憑考試應用學習科目(最多計算兩科)「達標」成績，以及其他語言科目E級成績，會被視為相等於新高中科目第2等級成績。)

Candidates should have-
(a) (i) a Certificate in Chemical Technology from a Hong Kong polytechnic/polytechnic university or the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education/technical college/technical institute, or equivalent; or
(ii) (1) Level 3 or above in Chemistry and Physics, or Chemistry and Combined Science (Biology and Physics), or Physics and Combined Science (Chemistry and Biology), and Level 2 or equivalent or above in three other subjects in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) [Note (2) & (3)], or equivalent; or
(2) Grade C or above in Chemistry and Physics and Level 2/Grade E or above in three other subjects in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination(HKCEE), or equivalent[Note(1)]; and
(b) met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 or above in Chinese Language and English Language in HKDSEE or HKCEE, or equivalent[Note(1)].

(Note (1): For civil service appointment purpose, ‘Grade C’ and ‘Grade E’ in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in the HKCEE before 2007 are accepted administratively as comparable to‘Level 3’ and ‘Level 2’ respectively in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE and henceforth.
Note (2): The three subjects may include Chinese Language and English Language.
Note (3): For civil service appointment purpose, “Attained with Distinction” in Applied Learning subjects (subject to a maximum of two Applied Learning subjects), and Grade C in Other Language subjects in the HKDSEE are accepted as equivalent to Level 3 in the New Senior Secondary subjects in the HKDSEE. “Attained” in Applied Learning subjects (subject to a maximum of two Applied Learning subjects), and Grade E in Other Language subjects in the HKDSEE are accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the New Senior Secondary subjects in the HKDSEE.)